US lawmakers urge OAS to 'support the Cuban people'
18 members of Congress signed a letter calling on the Commission to denounce the Cuban government.
Senator Marco Rubio.
Democratic and Republican members of Congress have sent a letter to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), a principal and autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS), asking it to support the Cuban people's call for freedom, La Politica Online has learned.
The letter urged the Commission to denounce the "illegitimate Cuban regime", hold it accountable for its human rights violations and "immediately end diplomatic relations."
Among the 18 signatories of the letter are Republicans Senators Marco Rubio, Kevin Kramer and Rick Scott, as well as Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, and Representatives Carlos Gimenez, Maria Elvira Salazar, Stephanie Murphy, Charlie Christ and Darren Soto.